Pedro Henriques walks the long and winding road of the MOC starting today to bring first-hand to Hificlube.net readers the images, sounds and main events of High End 2022. Check back here daily to know everything. What happens in Munich stays in Hificlube.net
After two busy 'Press Days', the show opens to the general public. First, however, everybody has to comply with some hygiene rules after the long break due to Covid 19.
I will take the market's pulse, primarily based on our sponsors' brands, because it is impossible to visit 500 exhibitors from 1500 different brands in just two days.
Let's see and hear 'live' what the manufacturers have been doing behind the scenes. Despite everything, the audio industry was the least affected by the pandemic. The more people had to stay at home, the more time they had to listen to music, using streaming and headphones, two examples of significant growth.
Nagra Reference HD Turntable
DarTZeel first ever cartridge: la future cellule DarTZeel!!
High End 2022 _Gryphon Apex
Monitor Audio 50th Anniversary Concept 50 loudspeaker system
High End 2022 _Avantgarde Trio+Space Horns
High End 2022 _MBL Extreme II
High End 2022 _Dan D'Agostino Relentless Preamp
High End 2022 _Dan D'Agostino Relentless 1600
High End 2022 _Wilson Audio XVX Four Seasons+ Dan D'Agostino Rlentless preamp and 800
High End 2022 _Focal 10Th Anniversary
High End 2022 _Rockport Avior II + Absolare
High End 2022 _Focal Clear NG
High End 2022 _YG Acoustics Peak + Burmester
High End 2022 _YG Acoustics Peak Series
High End 2022 _Burmester turntable
A picture is worth a thousand words
Since a picture is worth a thousand words, here are the first photos and videos of Highend 2022.
Whenever possible, photos will be published with explanatory captions. Images are our reader's best friends; they tell more than a thousand words. The in-depth analysis comes later. So, I will leave the final comments for JVH after the Show is over.
To take full advantage of the Hificlube.net webpage, I will display the photos individually or arrange them in galleries and slideshows. The latter will also be published on YouTube.
Photo gallery: what's new at the MOC
Note: click on each the thumbnail to open photo full size
High End 2022 Sistema Nagra com colunas Wilson Audio XVX
High End 2022 Bateria de eletrónica CH Precision
High End 2022 CH Precision 10º aniversário, fonte Tech DAS e colunas Rockport Lyra
High End 2022 Giradiscos de referência Nagra HD
High End 2022 Giradiscos Helium
High End 2022 Grande novidade célula de leitura DarTZeel
High End 2022 Magico A5 c amplificação Pilium 2
High End 2022 Magico A5 com amplificação Pilium
High End 2022 Marten Mingus Quintet II
High End 2022 Monitor Audio Concept 50. Coluna conceptual comemorativa do 50º Aniversário
High End 2022 Monitor Audio Concept 50 Roksan Attessa
High End 2022 Sala da CH Precision Rockport Lyra
High End 2022 Sala da DarTZeel. Stenheim
High End 2022 Sala da Marten
High End 2022 Sala da Verity Audio
High End 2022 Sala DarTZeel Stenheim 2
High End 2022 TechDAS Air Force III Premium
High End 2022 Verity Audio INT100
High End 2022 Verity Audio novo amp Series 100
High End 2022 Gryphon Apex Logo
High End 2022 Gryphon Apex
High End 2022 Avantgarde Trio Space Horns
High End 2022 dCS room
High End 2022 MBL Extreme II
High End 2022 D'Agostino Relentless Preamp
High End 2022 D'Agostino Rlentless 1600
High End 2022 Krell KSA 400i
High End 2022 Wilson Audio Alexx V VTL
High End 2022 Wilson Audio XVX Four Seasons
High End 2022 Wilson Audio XVX D'Agostino Relentless 800
High End 2022 Burmester system
High End 2022 Burmester turntable
High End 2022 Focal 10th Anniversary
High End 2022 Focal Clear NG
High End 2022 Focal headphones Naim Uniti Headamp
High End 2022 High End 2022 MBL Xtreme II música ao vivo
High End 2022 Rockport Avior II Absolare
High End 2022 Wilson Benesch Wadax
High End 2022 YG Acoustics Peak
High End 2022 YG Acoustics Peak Burmester
Videos with direct sound
I intend to keep the tradition of publishing videos with sound captured directly in the rooms, even though it's never representative of the actual sound quality of the systems being demonstrated.
YouTube does not automatically authorise the reproduction of music tracks, even if it was captured in a public place with ambient noise, therefore without commercial value. A thin line separates the right to information from a copyright violation.
In this case, we will publish the images with some generic background music. A bird (photo) in hand is better than two (sounds) in the bush...
Day One - photo report by Pedro Henriques
Day One - video report by Pedro Henriques